I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Halifax, NS) in Sep 2014
Interview
It was a panel interview. The start of the interview is when everyone trades business cards, gives a brief intro, then leads into the questions. It is a fairly formal process, where they all have booklets and record your answers, and ask questions in a sequence. The panel is generally hard to read or get a visible reaction out of them.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What did you do to research Scotiabank? What did you discover?
I applied through university. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
Focuses primarily on culture fit. The technical component is limited as you will mostly learn on the job. Will ask you classic interview questions and go through your resume. There aren't that many interview rounds.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2023
Interview
Multiple rounds across varying levels of seniority. Mix of in office and virtual. No surprises fairly straightforward process. Not a ton of structure moreso individual scheduling with each team member.
Phone interview followed by a video interview during which basic questions were asked about my CV, past experiences, qualities and skills. Pretty straightforward process. Received an answer about my candidacy the following day.